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I thought the same at first but then I remember all those teenagers out there just stepping into adulthood with noone to guide them in life. They can easily get
by psKama 3y ago
I thought the same at first but then I remember all those teenagers out there just stepping into adulthood with noone to guide them in life. They can easily get tricked into this, wasting their potential.
- justrealist 3y agoYeah... but if they can be tricked into joining the military, they're incredibly likely to waste their potential on other internet traps than divert it into something productive. This give them a couple years of (mostly) internet detox before getting sent back into it.
- more_corn 3y agoProductive… not sure the military produces much. More on the blow things up side of the divide if ya ask me. But sure, if they don’t lose a limb, die or become traumatized and kill themselves it’s not a bad life course.
- justizin 3y ago“Anyone who can be fooled by an internet scam should be sent to war” is faulty in two ways, given that it hinges on a young person making poorly informed decisions: - being sent to war should probably not be the result of being young and gullible - if we need to send anyone to war, should we send the dumbest people we can find?
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y agoJoining the military was the best decision of my life but ymmv
- sofixa 3y agoIf it had no downsides, it could be an easy choice. But between the dubious morality, war crimes and PTSD, it's hard to compensate regardless of the positives (money, relatively, discipline, physical fitness?)
- nradov 3y agoHow many military avionics technicians or dental assistants or petroleum supply specialists end up committing war crimes or suffering from PTSD? Come on. We should be more judicious about using military forces as part of foreign policy, and provide better support to the combat troops who are deployed into impossible situations. But the majority of personnel are in low risk support jobs that aren't much different from typical civilian jobs. Lose the hyperbole.
- amanaplanacanal 3y agoYou don’t get to choose, once you signed up. They can send you wherever they want.
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- nradov 3y agoBullshit. Most enlistment contracts specify a particular career field. The troops in combat arms are there because they chose that option. The Pentagon isn't going to take a dental assistant and reassign them to infantry unless they specifically request that change (and meet various eligibility criteria).
- amanaplanacanal 3y agoThat doesn’t mean that you can’t be sent to a war zone. I’m sure they needed dental assistants in Iraq and Afghanistan too.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y agoYou can choose. Get it in the contract or don't sign.
- amanaplanacanal 3y agoYour contract specified that you wouldn’t be sent to a war zone? I don’t believe that. You might be able to find a job that’s unlikely to get you deployed.
- xchip 3y agoSure you were on the first line of fire...
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y agoWhat's that?
- psKama 3y agoHappy to hear it worked out well for you. My point isn't to dismiss military as a career. It's more about if you are a teenager deciding to join military because you believe the things a psyops egirl on TikTok told you, it's very likely that a series of disappointments is awaiting for you there on top of the opportunity cost of your wrong choice.